Apparatus for dumping cars.



J. H. COTTON. APPARATUS FO R DUMPING CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1914.

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J. H. COTTON.

APPARATUS FOR DUMPING CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1914.

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- WWMSE. BNVENTOR JAMES HAZELITT COTTON, OIF BEAVER; PENIVSYLVANIA, ASSIGHOH TO ORENSTEIN- v ARTHUR KOPPEL COMPANY, OF KOPPEL, EENNSYLYA'Nhh, A CORPORATION OF GERMANY.

. APPARATUS FOR DUMPING CARS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEsi-EAZELITT Cor- ToN, a citizen of the United biates, and resident of Beaver, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Dumping Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription thereof.

My invention relates to apparatus for dumping cars.

The particular class of, cars to which this invention relates are those in which the carbody is supported at some distance above the trucks or undenframe, and in which the car-body is adapted to be tilted to, one side or the other, to discharge the contents from doors which open automatically as the car (lumps, and which are held in this position until the contents have been discharged. I

The present invention has to do with the means for releasing the locking-mechanism which holds the car against tilting, the object being to provide mechanism by means of which these locks may be released from a point at one end of the car, and by which the several locks are operated simultaner ously, and when released, permit of the tiltins of the car into dumping position.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1' is a side view of half a car, partly broken'away to show my improved mechanism; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the operative mechanism, and Fig. 4 is a detail.

I have illustrated my invention inconnection with a common form of dump-car, in which the tilting-body; is pivotally mounted along the center line, and as my invention does not relate to the details of the underframe or other parts, it will not be necessary to refer to the same in detail, as they may be of the ordinary construction.

- suitable bearings 7 in the underframe.

, other of'said shafts is operated according to which-side of the car is-being dumped. For the purpose of description, however, it will Specification of Letters Patent Patented July 6, 1915. Application filed a rn 15, 1914. Serial No. 832,040.

only be necessary to refer to one of these shafts. 7 sections connected by turn-buckles 8 for the purpose of adjustment. shaft 6 is connected to the arm 10, which is connected to the pin 11. The upper end of the pin 11 is connected to the lever 12', which may be located on the end-sill 13 of the The shaft 6 is preferably made in One end .of the underframe and for convenience in operat.

ing, said lever extends out to the outer end of the end-sill within easy reach of the operator standing at the end of the car. The

lever works in a toothed quadrant 14 by which itis locked securely in position-to prevent its movement due to the running or.

In this manner, by oper-- jolting of the car. atingr the lever 12, the shaft 6 is moved lon- ,e itudinally in its bearings. vers 15 are connected to the shaft 6, said bell-crank levers being pivoted as at 16 to the under-frame, and the arms 17 of said Bell-crank le- I bell-cranks are adjusted to engage the heel 18 of the locking-member 19. This lockin, r member 19 has the hooked portion 20 which is adapted, in the normal position of saidv locking member, toengage the shaft 21. Arms 22 areDivotallv connected at 23 to the car-body and at their inner ends to the shafts 21. Links 24 are pivotally connected to the pins 25 mounted on the underframe,

and said links are provided with the slots 26. which. engage the shafts 21. A, spring27 7 holds the locking-member 19 normally in engagement with the shaft 21 and when said locking-member is in engagement with said shaft, the arms 22 are held against movement and the dumping of the car-body is I in practice more may be employed according.

tothe length of the car;

When it is desired to dump the car, the operator moves the lever 12 and, through its connection with the shaft 6, saidshaft is moved longitudinally, so'that the bellcranks 15 move in a direction which causes i is to bedone by hand, and a suflicient number of men at the same side of the car force the car-body upwardly and the opposite side v at each end opposite sideis thrown down into dumping position, as in dicated infldotted lines, Fig. 2. When the car,

has been dumped and the body brought back to its normal position, the operator by moveshaft 2-1.

As state i above, the shafts 6 are ai'i'angeai zit-each of the car and operating levers ti. it the operating mechanism for (him: g on one side of the car is operated from the end that of the other "from the'oppcsite each Vv'hat'i claim is; v

1-. In, apparatus for; dumping cars, the combination with the underframe and tilt.- ing-body, of a ion,gitudinaily extending shaft, means for moving said shaft, longitudinally, an arm connected to the car-body, a link connected to the underframe having a slot therein, a shaft engaging said slot and connecting said arm to said link, hooked locking-member engaging said last named shaft, andmeans for operating said locking member by the longitudinal movement of said first named shaft.

2: In apparatus for dumping cars, the

- combination with the imderi'rame and tiltof a longitudinahy extending a ing hody, shaft, means for moving said shaft longituohnaily, an arm connected to the carbody, a link connected to the underi'rame having a slot therein, a shaft engaging said slot and connecting said arm andiink, a. spring-actuated hooked 1ock1ng-men1ber-engaging said last nameri shaft,and means fordisengaging said locking member by the ing-boi'iy, of a iongitndinaily masses longitudinal movement of said first 11am shaft. Y

3; In apparatus for clumping cars, t" combination with the randeifi'ame ante felicing-hody, of a longitudinally extending shaft, an arm coiinec'te i to said car-body, a in connecteri to the uiiderfraine having a slot therein, a Shaft engaging. said slot connecting said arm to saidrlink, a: hooked. locking-member adapted to engage said is named shaft a belie/rank connectecl'to nameti sh one arm thereof in e path of locinii iiifii'fihflf M -iear 1 rats shaft icngitaioiinai. ii heiheraiik sag: saia lockiiw-anember to release the 5 combination with the 'anerrframe and 5) mg said firs. named whereby the arm of seshaft, an arm oom'iecteci to the ca link connecteci to the undeifraiiic hav slot, a shaft engaging slot am} con meeting said arm to saizi link, a heihcrank connected to first nameci shaft, one arm of said beii-cran adapted. i0-engage said ioeie ing member, an operating lever, antici nections between said. operating lever anti said longituriinaiiy extending shaft moving saici shaft longitudinahy, wheres; the arm of said. hell-crank mores saici. Rock-- ing-member to release it froni'engagemem with said second named shaft,

In testimony whereof, 1 the said Jim HAZELITT COTTON have hereunto set hand.

JAMES HAZELXTT GGTTGE'. Witnesses:

R. M. Lowm', i

C. T. CLARKE. 

